Effect of relevance on amygdala activation and association with the ventral striatum

► Amygdala responds to variation in motivational relevance of a sensorimotor task. ► Amygdala-ventral striatum connectivity varies according to the events' relevancy. ► Amygdala parcels out the relevance of stimuli and events. ► Amygdala may supply relevance information to ventral striatum.